Fishing lure



Sept. 2, 1958 J. D. KJORMOE 2,849,826

FISHING LURE Filed Sept. 28, 1954 (l 76K D. 16/02/1405,

IN VEN TOR.

United Stat p Th i "i 3la ff Qff'f tieularly to a unique 'and'highly successful to fishing-lure.

A medley of fishing lures'jhav e been contrive past which" rely ona number of difierent' theo their fish-attracting qualities. Some rely on of the lure; others, on the use of variegat colors; others, on a more or less faithful or; dii the other I hand, imaginative pictorial representation still others inco'rporate sonie or all of these elements. The present invention is markedly in contrast to all'of the aforementioned types of luressince'it does: not spin of continuously revolve about its longitudinalaxis; it doesnot heavily= rely On' color; and" it resembles: bait fishonly abs'tractl'y, if atfall'; Yet; the present invention has been shown byexpe'rience' to be highly successfulflifn a'ttra'ctin'g'and eflecting the capture of'fi'shjbothini freshz' and-salt water fishing, which is its primary objective;

If is also the" objective of the invention' toiprovide a lu're'of the above indicated character which'rnay', inappropriate variations of size and weight, be u'sedwithifly tackle; bait casting-rod, spinning'rel gear Orheavysalt water tackle. v I a 1 R Another object of the invention toprovid e' a'lure which when drawn through the water describes anerratic path and to pr'o'vide'avariation of said lure which has a reciprocatingmotionas-it courses along a substantially straight path. 7 h p h Another important object of the invention is to provide an' indestructible lure of the" characterdes'cribed which has such simplicity of structure that it may be'econorhically fabricated I 4 h reasonable pri within the reach of alPfishermen. The simple unitarystr'ucture'of thlure' is" vastly less complicated t s ava l ble atese s it may ba s tructe d witnbfii'th s e of d ies or tho-assemblyofparts thus resulting in a novel, simple me thod of fabricating a rue withliand't'dols, ratin m I V p x l 9 sifisa ye forth Will be readily apparent W e following; specific a'tion andfrom the attached drawingsof the'invention and a variation thereof in which drawings: H V v Figure 1 is aperspective view of the basic form of the device operatively connected to a line or leader;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing substantially the path described by the device as it is drawn through the water;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device and also shows in phantom line the flat plan from which the lure is developed;

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a variation of the device shown in Figures 1 to 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the general The above advantages and path of said variation;

Figure 7 is a plan view of said variation and also thus enabling it to be marketed at a very an End portions 11 and 12 are dished or, inclinedaway 2, 7 iii phantorri. line; the. fiat. planfrom which this variation is developed; and

area on the line 8-8 of Ref 'r'riiig tov Figureg'l, it basses. that lure L is re a bY-,,S 1 ii em a ngu ar. a -phase al; preferably metal o'f a jnonj corrosi've character.

A sn shown in Figu're 3, the}lureiL isdeveloped'tmina b 51 "w l s ta rd bnsi l rb ea w the corners of blank 10Lbeing; rounded oif. It will be: blank It) and lure are substantially symmetrical about both the majorandminor axis thereof,

Lure' L. has end portion 1 1r a:t one' of its longitudinal d end portion 12 at the: other. longitudinal, end.

from: Opposite sidesio'f center portion s; of; lure L, said 66 a t QnH 3 h ],t p en ame f we: L gay saidinclined longitudinal end portions 11 Find v :1 and curled transverse'sid e; portions Hand 15.

Th t' i to say, whereas, end portion 11 is inclinedv in one three on relative to the plane of center portion 1 3 end portion is inclinedin the opposite direction relative toIthe'pla'neof center portion 13.

\ As'ma be.seen in Figure 4, transverseiside portions 1j4 and15 also haveiopposingdirectionsrelative to the viq er of s i te laqt 3 L h. f. sa d id ii llfi and 15 1 being arcuate v in ,cros s section or: convoluted relative to center portio'n l Sziid-Lfirst and second painted areas 16" n 17 on opposite surfaces of qr p ei -raz ver 'e id-Pq t ,9a$1, .4# 41 5; Ar as; 16 d- 7 xt nd IQ d o nin r 'i a sc ce e trqr sal v longitudinal eiidshportioiis Hand area 16 covering port ons of the su r faeesot end ortion.11 .and cenra p t bn 130111116 s mes' d j il L a t 'e s fac ojf sideportion 15 which faces outwardly, of the major as. at; we L mid re llfil 'q e it a t e f i i portions on the opposite surtace of,portions 12, 14 and 13. .The remaining surface area; C on both sides of lur e L plated with a nietal tliatlis resistant to both fresh andsalt water, and presents a brightglightj-reflecting fi i W; :4 1

Ea of: e l n itu nal, end en ses f 1 Lthas 29 tt e thrsmshhy m a st ch sha 19 or swivel connection ZQ niay be attached to 1ure;L whereby it may be drawn through the water by line 21. Said bores 18 are centered along. the majoraxis of blank 10. t, v

, Lure L' is also fonned'ironj a blank 10' is also of a generally symmetricaldiamond shape except: that said blank 1 0", sho,wn in phantom line in Figure-7, has generally rectangular extensions 22 and extending from the longitudinally diagonalcornersio f said blank 10",, extension 22 extending in a direction. opposite to that of extension 23 The corners of blank 1:0 a r:e rounded oif and blank 1 0" andlure- Lare substantially symmetricalabout the Ininorandrnajor axesjmeredr.

Lure L has transverse side portions14" arid structurally identical to side portions 14 and 15 of lure L. Lure L' also has painted areas 16' and 17' located thereon in positions corresponding to areas 16 and 17 of lure L, but areas 16 and 17' do not extend onto the longitudinally diagonal extensions 22 and 23.

Extensions 22 and 23 are curled in opposing directions relative to the plane of central portion 13' of lure L to form end portions 24 and 25 of generally arcuate cross section. It will be noted that the axes of the partial cylinders defined by said end portions 24 and 25 are not parallel to the longitudinal axis of lure L, as may be seen in Figure 7. Bores 18 formed on extensions 22 and 23 are so located thereon that when said extensions 22 and 23 are curled into end portions 24 and 25, said bores 18' are along the longitudinal axis of lure L.

The end portions 24 and 25 have painted areas 26 and 27, area 26 being on one surface of end portion 24 and area 27 being on the other surface of lure L' at end portion 25. Lure L has brightly plated or polished area C which extends over all the surfaces of lure L' which are not included within painted areas 16, 17', 26 and 27.

In using the lure L the line or leader 21 and swivel 20 may be attached through either of the bores 18, hook 19 then being attached to the other bore 18. Lure L when drawn through the water will describe the darting path indicated in Figure 2, veering from side to side as well as diving and climbing. In following such path, lure L will tend to roll about its longitudinal axis and will intermittently flip over 180 about its longitudinal axis. End portion 11 tends to cause the lure to rise while end portion 12 tends to cause the lure to dive and as the lure rolls, end portions 11 and 12, simultaneously with their elevator-like action, also exert a rudder-like action, causing the lure to veer from side to side. The rolling of the lure is resisted however, by the stabilizing action of the curled transverse side portions 14 and 15 and thus the pitching, veering and rolling motion of the lure is achieved, such motion being limited by the efiects of the side portions 14 and 15 and the end portions 11 and 12.

Lure L has a wiggling or tail-sweeping motion and reciprocally rolling motion as it courses along a substantially straight path as indicated in Figure 6. As previously noted, the axis of the semi-cylinders defined by end portions 24 and 25 are not in alignment with the axis of lure L and it is as a consequence of this that lure L' achieves its characteristic wiggling.

The painted areas of both lure L and L' are customarily painted red which, in combination with the highly polished plated area, has proven successful under many conditions in attracting fish. The plated area is very well adapted to capture and reflect the light diffused in the water thus emulating flashes of light from the sweeping tails of game fish. The plated area may however, alternatively be painted another color, such as yellow, in combination with the red areas.

While the particular devices herein. shown and described are fully capable of attaining the objects previously stated, it is to be understood that they are merely illustrative of the presently preferred forms of my invention and that they are not restrictive of the details of construction or design herein shown other than as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A fishing lure comprising a unitary body having a substantially rectangular planar central portion; a first end portion at one of the longitudinalends of said body, said first end portion being upwardly inclined relative to the plane of said central portion; a second end portion at the other longitudinal end of said body that is identical to said first end portion, said second end portion being downwardly inclined relative to the plane of said central portion; a first side portion at one of the transverse sides of said body, said first side portion being convoluted upwardly relative to the plane of said central portion; a

'4, sectiond side portion at the other transverse side of said body that is identical to said first side portion, said second side portion being convoluted downwardly relative to the plane of said central portion; means on said body for fastening to a line; and means on said body for fastening a fish hook thereto.

2. A fishing lure according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that said lure is symmetrical about both its major and minor axes.

3. A fishing lure as defined in claim 1 in which said oppositely inclined first and second end portions are convoluted and in which said first side portion lies on the other side of the longitudinal axis of said lure from said first end portion.

4. A fishing lure as defined in claim 3 characterized by the fact that said lure is symmetrical about its longitudinal, transverse and vertical axes.

5. A fishing lure comprisinga unitary body that is made of a rigid sheet material and having a substantially rectangular central planar portion; a first substantially rectangular extension formed at one of the longitudinal ends of said body, said first extension being convoluted upwardly relative to the plane of said central portion; a second substantially rectangular extension formed at the other longitudinal end of said body, said second extension being oppositely disposed to said first extension and being convoluted downwardly relative to the plane of said central portion; a first side portion of said body which lies on the other side of the longitudinal axis of said body from said first extension, said first side portion being convoluted upwardly relative to the plane of said central portion; a second side portion at the other transverse side of said body, said second side portion being convoluted downwardly relative to the plane of said central portion; means on said body for fastening a line thereto; and means on said body for fastening a fish hook thereto.

6. A fishing lure comprising a substantially diamondshaped metallic sheet of a substantially uniform thickness and having a pair of holes therethrough respectively located adjacent opposite ends of its major axis, both end portions of said sheet being inclined relative to a flat central portion thereof, one end portion upwardly and the other end portion downwardly, thus respectively defining a pair of creases which lie at right angles to said major axis, the two extremities of said sheet at opposite ends of its minor axis being symmetrically convoluted, one upwardly and the other downwardly relative to said fiat central portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 760,028 Shulean May 17, 1904 1,770,003 Miller July 8, 1930 1,796,590 Carlson Mar. 17, 1931 2,148,799 Bilinski Feb. 28, 1939 2,192,563 Starkey Mar. 5, 1940 2,539,691 Erickson Jan. 30, 1951 2,608,787 Krogue Sept. 2, 1952 2,667,007 Heron Jan. 26, 1954 

